How the $12 Trillion 5G Market is Set to Change the World

by Sean Brodrick | August 27, 2019

Every now and then, my wife’s heart tries to kill her. It comes this close to a stroke, for reasons that remain mysterious. And sometimes, her heart is just pulling a fast one and the scare is just a scare.

We got another frantic, life-threatening event just this past weekend. As usual, I rushed her to the hospital. Once there, it’s routine for us to count the hours in the emergency room while EMTs pump her with drugs and wait for the doctor to arrive and tell us whether my wife’s heart is just scaring us, or if it really means business this time.

But what if … what if one of those EMTs could put on a pair of glasses that could process the data coming from her heart, real-time, on-site, and come up with a diagnosis? And could it do this much, much faster than anything conceivable on the data networks we use now?

That’s one of the promises of 5G wireless. 5G technology uses very high frequencies. The higher the frequency, the shorter the wavelength. Shorter wavelengths enable faster speeds and much lower latency.

That means everything on the cloud will be much more responsive. It also means virtual reality (VR) and artificial intelligence (AI) can finally be realized. If a doctor needs to see a real-time model of my wife’s heart, 5G could get us there. If a hospital wanted to use an AI doctor in the emergency room, that could be possible, too.

No, 5G won’t just allow users to surf the internet, download videos and use data-intensive apps like virtual reality at lightning speed …

It’ll enable nearly 21 billion internet-connected devices by 2020 … more than three times as many as there were in 2016.

Beyond the number of devices 5G will be able to support, the revolutionary prospects are the types of devices and applications. These could change industries we previously didn’t consider as connected.

Everything from home appliances, security systems and even military training and mental healthcare will see improvements on 5G.

The U.S. government recently granted Microsoft (MSFT) a $480 million contract for AR headsets. These will allow for more accurate combat training. With 5G? Those headsets could help provide real-time analytics to help soldiers make the best possible decision in heat-of-the-moment action.

A few more examples of life-saving tech currently in development because of 5G are:

5G-enhanced augmented reality headsets that help firefighters see through smoke and locate victims.

A robotic arm that allows a top surgeon to perform life-saving surgeries from thousands of miles away in real-time. The cutting-edge (no pun intended) low-latency 5G technology even smooths out his hand tremors!

Smart self-driving cars and machines that could render industrial and traffic accidents a thing of the past …

… and so much more.

So, my idea of glasses used by first responders to see my wife’s heart to tell if it’s an emergency or false alarm don’t exist. Yet. But we’re on an innovative track that makes those glasses seem less like science fiction and more like reality every day.

Both AT&T and Verizon have already begun testing their 5G technologies.

This next generation network will require massive new infrastructure, plus new tech inside your phone. And companies are investing billions of dollars to prepare for the coming 5G standard.

It’s no surprise investors are climbing all over each other, looking to get a piece of this $12.3 trillion market.

As with any new technology, particularly one so close to our everyday lives, some people are scared of possible health effects.

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cryptoratedump.com September 6, 2019

The blurring of technology into every part of our lives is becoming the norm. However, the impact that the fourth Industrial Revolution will have or the direction it will take are not yet known. A wave of technology is now crashing into our personal and professional lives like a ton of bricks. So the question becomes, when technology fuses with people, how does that impact and change our lives? How will the way we work change? How is the fourth Industrial Revolution going to alter the way you work and live?